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L. WARREN.

SPRING SEAT FOR VEHICLES. No. 385,033. I Paqented June 26, 1888.

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BY 0K6 I XW ZQ ATTORNEY. S

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SPRHNC-SEAT FOR VEHHCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,033, dated June26,1888.

Application filcd July 9,1887. Serial No. 243,883. (No model.)

T0 to whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS WARREN, a citizen of the United States,residing at McGrawville, in the county of Cortland and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SpringSeatsfor Vehicles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in spring seats for vehicles, moreparticularly to that class called running .wagons; and the noveltyconsists in the construction and arrangement of the various parts, whichare shown in the drawings which accompany this specification, and whichare described and pointed out in this specification and the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide such a formation andarrangement of seatsprings and concomitant parts thereof as shallbeefficient inservice,simple,and cheap in construction; and to this endthe invention consists, essentially, of the mechanism fully illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a sideelevation of my improved spring-seat, showing the front and back springsof one end of the scat. Fig. 2 is a vertical view of the rear springs ofone end orside of thcscat,showing the shackle or coupling,with the frontside removed, thus exhibiting the manner in which each of the backsprings of the seat is connected to the seat or its frame, alsorepresenting how the back springs are connected to the side bar of thevehicle. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the shackle for attaching therear springs to the seat-frame, and also showing the manner of arrangingthe said springs.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of referenceindicate like parts in all the figures,A indicates one of the side bars,to

which the axles of the vehicle are attached.

13 indicates the end of the seatframe.

0 indicates the bottom of the seat, upon which the cushion is placed,said bottom being supported on the cross-piece D, attached to theforward spring and fastened to the hind bar, E, of the seatframe.

them close together and in contact. also bolted to the side bar by thebolts (indi- F indicates the front seat spring and support. This seatspring or support I usually make of wood bent in the manner shown,whichI find makes a substantial seat support and spring.

G and H indicate two metallic springs and seat-supports for the rearside of' the seat. These springs G and H are secured in the shackle I,which shackle is securely attached or fastened to the seat-frame E. Iprefer to fasten the said shackle I by a bolt passing through the holeJ, Fig. 3, in the top of the shackle, the springs G and H having eyes(indicated by the letters K and I) through which bolts R and S pass inthe shackle, as shown in Fig. 2. The springs G and H are made inseparate parts, and after being placed in position aresecured to theside bar, A, by a clip (indicated by the letter M,) which brings Theyare cated by the letters N and O) passing through the sidebar and alsothrough the holes, made to correspond, shown in the ends of the springsG and H in Fig. 3. There are many ways of fastening these springs G andH to the scat-frame and side bar of the vehicle, and I do not intend tolimit'myself to any particular way; but the manner shown and described Ihave found to practically answer the purpose.

In the foregoing description and in the drawings I have only describedand shown the springs and connecting mechanism or structure of one sideof my springscat; but the other side is made exactly similar, so that itis unnecessary to describe it. I have also found that I can use a metalspring in place of the wooden spring F on the front side, which willsufficiently support the seat in front and at the same time givesufficient spring motion. I can also use two springs on the front sidesimilar to G and H, as will be plainly seen, thereby dispensing with thewooden or spring bar F, thus making the springs on the front and backsides of the seat alike.

Having thus described and shown my improved spring-seat, I will nowproceed to descrihe its operation.

The motion of the spring F, when made of wood, as shown, must be plainwithout an extended explanation. The bar being fastened rigidly at P andQ and it being made of suit able size and material, a suflicientspringing motion is obtained, while at the same time its strength issufficient to support the seat properly. By'the use of the two springs Gand H, placed and used in the form shown, they so act with reference toeach other when the vehicle is usedespecially-when passing over aroughroad-as to give a spring motion not obtainable by the use of one solidspring, and they also act sufficiently in unison so as not to beobjectionable on that accouut,and are stronger;

also,by using two springs thinner steel maybe used in each, which, whenthey act, gives a more delicate and-sensitive motion or action, thusrendering thevehicle easy and pleasant to ride in. If necessary ordesirable, one of the springs G or H can be reniovcd readily and easily,thus accommodating or adjusting the spring in proportion to the weightcarried by the seat; also, springs of different bending resistance canbe readily substituted in the place of G and H by means of the shackle Iand other attaching mechanism shown, thus allowing of variableadjustments to suit the desire of the rider. It is also obvious thatmore than two springs may be used by making another attaching-point inthe shackle I like those of R and S.

Having heretofore obtained Letters Patent of the United States ofAmerica on improvements in spring-seats, granted April 1, 1884, No.295,963, I do not intend by this applicationto abridge or in any mannerlimit the improvements described and claimed by me therein.

What I claim as new is- 1. In a spring-seat bf a sidebar vehicle, thecombination ofthe seat orseat-frame, the front springs-serving assprings and supportsmade of spring-bars of wood or metal, the hindsprings made of two or more separate metal springs,suitablyshackled orpivoted to the seat or seat-frame and fastened or attached at their rearends to the side bars, so as to be in contact at said rear ends, butseparating at a suitable point at or above the side bars, and the sidebars of the vehicle, substantially as shown and described, for thepurposes hereinbefore set forth.

2. In a side-bar vehicle, the combination, with the seat and sidebars,of the front and rear springs, each composed of two leaves securedat different points to shackles attached to the seat and to the sidebarsby means of suitable clips, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

' LEWIS \VARREN.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. SUGGE'IT, T. E. COURTNEY.

